2018-19 Swimming & Diving Year In Review

GREENVILLE, N.C. - The 2018-19 ECU swimming and diving teams enjoyed another terrific season in the pool and on the diving boards, with 16 student-athletes combining for 36 all-conference performances and setting nine varsity records, while eight swimmers posted NCAA B qualifying times and four divers registered NCAA zone qualifying scores.

The ECU men's team posted a 4-2 record for its 36^th consecutive season with a record at or above .500, while the ladies finished 4-3 to extend its consecutive winning season streak to 27.

"It was another strong season," ECU Head Coach Matthew Jabs said. "Our team did a great job at The American Championships. We won a bunch of events, set team and meet records, along with a bunch of ECU All-Time Top-10 performances, and personal bests. It was a long, but successful season. I can't say enough about the work the team put in, especially our coaches. They ae some of the best."

Men's Recap
The men's team finished second at The American Swimming & Diving Championships for the second straight year behind repeat champion Cincinnati. The Pirates collected four individual gold medals and won three of the four relay events with nine student-athletes collecting all-conference honors in multiple events.

Junior Gustavo Santos won his third-straight American title in the 100 fly and clocked a school record time of 45.83 seconds in the Tar Heel Last Chance Meet to earn a spot in the NCAA Swimming Championships.

In addition to Santos, Marek Osina (400 IM), Jacek Arentewicz (100 breast, 200 breast) and Tristan Taylor (100 back).

Santos (100 fly) and Arentewicz (100 breast) each posted record American Athletic Conference championship times as did the men's 200 and 400 medley relay teams, both of which were also varsity record. New 200 and 400 freestyle relay records were also established during the campaign.

Four individual varsity records were also set by Santos (50 free, 100 fly), Arentewicz (100 breast) and Taylor (100 back).

Women's Recap
The women's team finished sixth at The American Swimming & Diving Championships with a trio of student-athletes: Catherine Johnson, Mariana Vignoli and Mary Warker earning all-conference accolades.

Warker capped off her rookie campaign by setting the ECU freshman and varsity records in the platform and qualified for the regional zone championships, along with Mary Katherine White.

Vignoli established ECU freshmen marks in the 500, 1000 and 1650 free.

American Athletic Conference Champions
Marek Osina - 400 IM
Gustavo Santos - 100 Butterfly
Jacek Arentewicz - 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke
Tristan Taylor - 100 Backstroke
Men's 200 Freestyle Relay - Gavin Erdmann, Eric Hinderup, Gustavo Santos, Victor Dos Santos
Men's 200 Medley Relay - Tristan Taylor, Jacek Arentewicz, Gustavo Santos, Gavin Erdmann
Men's 400 Medley Relay -Tristan Taylor, Jacek Arentewicz, Gustavo Santos, Victor Dos Santos

All-Conference Performances (Number of events)
Gustavo Santos (Five)
Jacek Arentewicz (Four)
Victor Dos Santos (Four)
Marek Osina (Three)
Blaz Demsar (Three)
Tristan Taylor (Three)
Gavin Erdmann (Three)
Devin Nugent (Two)
Eric Hinderup (Two)
Magnus Andersen
Catherine Johnson
Grega Popovic
Pietro Nannucci
Luke Stivers
Mary Warker
Mariana Vignoli

American Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week Awards
Oct. 9 - Marek Osina
Oct. 16 - Jacek Arentewicz
Nov. 20 - Gustavo Santos
Oct. 30 - Marek Osina
Oct. 30 - Luke Stivers
Jan. 22 - Catherine Johnson
Jan. 22 - Devin Nugent
Jan. 22 - Lyubomir Epitropov
Feb. 12 - Marek Osina

ECU Varsity Records
Mary Warker - Platform Diving (219.20)
Gustavo Santos - 50 Freestyle (19.85); 100 Butterfly (45.86)
Tristan Taylor - 100 Backstroke (47.38)
Jacek Arentewicz - 100 Breaststroke (52.62)
Men's 200 Freestyle Relay - Gavin Erdmann, Eric Hinderup, Gustavo Santos, Victor Dos Santos (1:19.27)
Men's 400 Freestyle Relay - Victor Dos Santos, Eric Hinderup, Gavin Erdmann, Blaz Demsar (2:56.02)
Men's 200 Medley Relay - Tristan Taylor, Jacek Arentewicz, Gustavo Santos, Gavin Erdmann (1:26.19)
Men's 400 Medley Relay - Tristan Taylor, Jacek Arentewicz, Gustavo Santos, Victor Dos Santos (3:10.55)

Freshman Records
Mary Warker - Platform Diving (219.20)
Mariana Vignoli - 500 Freestyle (4:52.59); 1000 Freestyle (10:03.610: 1650 Freestyle (16:36.89)
Kathryn Morrison - 100 Backstroke (55.56)
Eric Hinderup - 50 Freestyle (20.07); 100 Freestyle (44.26)
Marek Osina - 200 Butterfly (1:47.19); 200 Backstroke (1:46.69); 200 IM (1:45.96); 400 IM (3:48.15)
Lyubomir Epitropov - 100 Breaststroke (53.57)

American Championship Meet Records
Men's 200 Medley Relay -Tristan Taylor, Jacek Arentewicz, Gustavo Santos, Gavin Erdmann
Men's 400 Medley Relay-Tristan Taylor, Jacek Arentewicz, Gustavo Santos, Victor Dos Santos
Men's 100 Butterfly – Gustavo Santos
Men's 100 Breaststroke- Jacek Arentewicz

NCAA "B" Qualifiers
Magnus Andersen
Jacek Arentewicz
Blaz Demsar
Lyubomir Epitropov
Marek Osina
Gustavo Santos
Tristan Taylor
Lily West

NCAA Diving Zone Qualifiers
Devin Nugent
Luke Stivers
Mary Warker
Mary Katherine White

Players Mentioned

Magnus Andersen

Jacek Arentewicz

Blaz Demsar

Victor Dos Santos

Lyubomir Epitropov

Gavin Erdmann

Eric Hinderup

Catherine Johnson

Kathryn Morrison

Pietro Nannucci

Devin Nugent

Marek Osina

Grega Popovic

Gustavo Santos

Luke Stivers

Tristan Taylor

Mariana Vignoli

Mary Warker

Lily West

Mary Katherine White

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